Baden 1870 kreuzer

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Steve Album sale 54, lot 2500

This specimen was lot 2500 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "BADEN: Leopold I, 1830-1852, AE kreuzer, 18[70], a superb lustrous example! NGC graded MS65 BN." This kreuzer was struck in large quantities 1859-71 and is common. The mint also struck several commemorative kreuzer for the victory over France in 1871 (KM 254/255/256). One gulden was sixty kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: 917,510.

Specification: 4.24 g, copper, 21.6 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-242, AKS-132, J-81.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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